Method and system to measure and control indoor environment using iot and ai

ABSTRACT

A method and a system to measure and control indoor environment using Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Strong Artificial Intelligence (SAI). The method includes the steps of measuring air quality of an indoor environment and/or outdoor environment using respective sensors and/or analyzers, followed by receiving, configuring and controlling the data, by the processor, to maintain the indoor air quality using healthy gas stored in the container(s) and using air conditioned unit to achieve the user desired indoor air quality parameters. Further, a system for measuring and controlling air quality in an indoor environment as desired by the user. The user can even customize the parameters to achieve desired air quality in the indoor environment.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates generally to smart devices and systemsusing Internet-of-Things (“IoT”)-related technology. More particularly,the present disclosure relates to a method and system for accuratelymeasuring and controlling air quality of indoor environment using IoTtechnology and Artificial Intelligence.

BACKGROUND

The term “air quality” indicates the state of the air in a givenenvironment. Good air quality typically refers to “clean,” i.e.,unpolluted, air. Clean air is essential for the health of humans,wildlife, vegetation, water and soil. Poor air quality may be the resultof a number of factors, including emissions from various sources,including natural and human-caused emissions. For example, automobile,fossil fuel burning and livestock emissions can all have a significanteffect on air quality. Poor air quality occurs when pollutants reachsufficiently significant concentrations to endanger or adversely impacthuman health or the environment. The level of comfort offered to acommercial or residential occupant is an important aspect ofLiveability. The key factors that influence comfort can range from theenvironmental temperature set by a Heating, Ventilation, and AirConditioning (HVAC) system to the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Seriousthreats to health include carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide, nitrogendioxide, particulate matter and other organic compounds. Hence, acomfort level of a residential structure or commercial building can havea significant impact on the health of the occupants. As people typicallyspend more than 90% of their time in indoor environments, healthproblems and diseases caused by poor IAQ can negatively affectlivability and or Quality of Life (QoL). IAQ is an imperative variablethat requires control for occupants□ health, well-being, comfort, andultimately QoL.

Typically, quality of air in an indoor environment such as within a homeis measured based on the health and comfort of those living inside.Common factors that affect IAQ are carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide(CO₂), Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Leadparticles, mold, allergens, secondhand smoke (Benzene, Tobacco specificnitrosamines, Benzopyrene, Butadiene, Cadmium, Formaldehyde andAcetaldehyde) and other harmful airborne particulates and gases. Theabove gases, airborne particulates, etc., can originate from a number ofcommon household devices, furnishings, items, etc. Turning now to IoT,it is global network infrastructure, linking physical and virtualobjects through the exploitation of data capture and communicationcapabilities. IoT is the connection of intelligent machines, fitted witha growing number of electronic sensors, via a network. IoT devices aregenerally constrained devices with limited computation and communicationabilities. IoT is also a web-enabled data logging and data exchange thatallows systems with more capacities to become smart and accessible,creating webs of objects and allowing integration of data, services andcomponents. Smart objects, such as smart phones and smart watches,employing sensors that perform activity recognition and detect physicalactivities such as walking, running, climbing stairs, descending stairs,driving, cycling, can be considered IoT devices as well in the contextof communication protocols. Currently, HVAC system doesn

include the monitoring of personal measurement data to assess or monitorthe environmental effects on an occupant of a hospital, care facility,commercial or residential home, along with the customary function ofmeasuring and controlling air quality to create comfortable and healthyenvironments. In light of the above, there is a strong need in the artto accurately measure air quality of indoor environment and control theair quality so as to improve indoor air quality and livability ofsubjects (human beings or animals).

SUMMARY

The following presents a simplified summary of some embodiments of theinvention in order to provide a basic understanding of the disclosure.This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is notintended to identify key/critical elements of the invention or todelineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to presentsome embodiments of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude tothe more detailed description that is presented later. Embodiments ofthe present disclosure provide a system, and a method of measuring andcontrolling air quality in an indoor environment and that avoids thedrawback of known techniques.

In order to achieve the object, the present disclosure provides a systemthat is configured to measure and control air quality in an indoorenvironment using IoT and Artificial Intelligence or Strong ArtificialIntelligence. In order to measure air quality, the system iscommunicatively connected to a plurality of indoor sensors and an indoorair sample analyzer placed in an indoor environment. Additionally, thesystem is communicatively connected to external sensors, an outdoor airsample analyzer, an environment server, an outdoor temperature sensor,and an outdoor healthy air sensor, for measuring air quality data of anoutdoor environment. Further, the system might be configured to obtaindesired indoor air quality parameters. The desired indoor air qualityparameters might be obtained based on the air quality data received fromthe indoor environment and outdoor environment.

The system might be used to control operation of the plurality of indoorfilters, the healthy gas storage container, and the air conditioned unitto achieve the desired indoor air quality parameters based on the airquality data of the indoor environment.

In one implementation, the system is used to control the operation ofthe plurality of indoor filters/outdoor filters, the healthy gas storagecontainer or the healthy gas extracted from natural air, and the airconditioned unit to achieve the desired indoor air quality parametersbased on the air quality data of the indoor and outdoor environmentbased on instructions received from a user device.

In another implementation, the system might learn the pattern ofsettings received over a period of time control the operation of theplurality of indoor filters, the healthy gas storage container, and theair conditioned unit to achieve the desired indoor air qualityparameters based on the air quality data of the indoor and outdoorenvironment. It should be understood that the system automaticallycontrols the IAQ parameters of the indoor environment, by learning thepattern of the IAQ parameters measured and set desired IAQ parametersusing Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Strong Artificial Intelligence(SAI).

In yet another implementation, the system might be operated usingdisplay provided at the system or using a remote control to provideinstructions to control the operation of the plurality of indoorfilters, the healthy gas storage container, and the air conditioned unitto achieve the desired indoor air quality parameters based on the airquality data of the indoor and outdoor environment. The system helps toachieve desired effect in the indoor environment and can be used forproviding clean/fresh air in the indoor environment. It also creates thedesired indoor environment.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the more pertinent andimportant features of the present invention so that the detaileddescription of the invention that follows may be better understood andso that the present contribution to the art can be more fullyappreciated. Additional features of the invention will be describedhereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention. Itshould be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conceptionand the disclosed specific methods and structures may be readilyutilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures forcarrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should berealized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent structures donot depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth inthe appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute apart of this disclosure, illustrate exemplary embodiments and, togetherwith the description, explain the disclosed principles. In the figures,the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure inwhich the reference number first appears. The same numbers are usedthroughout the figures to reference like features and components. Someembodiments of system and/or methods in accordance with embodiments ofthe present subject matter are now described, by way of example only,and regarding the accompanying figures, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates an environment 100 in which a system 110 formeasuring and controlling air quality in an indoor environment isimplemented, in accordance with one embodiment of present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates a diagrammatic representation of the system 110, inaccordance with one embodiment of present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of a user device 230, in accordancewith one embodiment of the disclosure; and

FIG. 4 illustrates a method 300 of measuring and controlling air qualityin an indoor environment, in accordance with one embodiment of thedisclosure.

It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that any blockdiagrams herein represent conceptual views of illustrative systemsembodying the principles of the present subject matter. Similarly, itwill be appreciated that any flow charts, flow diagrams, statetransition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like represent variousprocesses which may be substantially represented in computer readablemedium and executed by a computer or processor, whether or not suchcomputer or processor is explicitly shown.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Before explaining any one embodiment of the present disclosure by way ofdrawings, experimentation, results, and pertinent procedures, it is tobe understood that the disclosure is not limited in its application tothe details as explained in below embodiments set forth in the followingdescription or illustrated in the drawings, experimentation and/orresults. The disclosure is further capable of other embodiments whichcan be practiced or carried out in various ways. As such, the languageused herein is intended to be given the broadest possible scope andmeaning; and the embodiments are meant to be exemplary—not exhaustive.Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminologyemployed herein is for the purpose of description and should not beregarded as limiting.

In the present document, the word “exemplary” is used herein to mean“serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any embodiment orimplementation of the present subject matter described herein as“exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred oradvantageous over other embodiments. Moreover, certain terminology isused in the following description for convenience only and is notlimiting. For example, the words “right,” “left,”, □top□, □bottom□,“inner” and “outer” designate directions in the drawings to whichreference is made. The word “a” is defined to mean “at least one.” Theterminology includes the words above specifically mentioned, derivativesthereof, and words of similar import.

While the disclosure is susceptible to various modifications andalternative forms, specific embodiment thereof has been shown by way ofexample in the drawings and will be described in detail below. It shouldbe understood, however that it is not intended to limit the disclosureto the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosureis to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative fallingwithin the spirit and the scope of the disclosure.

The terms □comprises□, □comprising□, or any other variations thereof,are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a setup,device or method that comprises a list of components or steps does notinclude only those components or steps but may include other componentsor steps not expressly listed or inherent to such setup or device ormethod. In other words, one or more elements in a system or apparatusproceeded by □comprises . . . a□ does not, without more constraints,preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in thesystem or method.

The term ‘Sensor’ shall mean Sensor(s) per se or Micro sensors eitherisolated or combined. In the present disclosure source of Oxygen shallmean Oxygen condenser or Oxygen stored in a cylinder either indoor oroutdoor. Similarly, source of Nitrogen shall mean Nitrogen generator orNitrogen stored in a cylinder either indoor or outdoor. The indoorfilters of the present disclosure are either isolated or communicatingwith outdoor filter or vice versa and accordingly air can be brought toindoor from outdoor if indoor air quality is not good.

In the following detailed description of the embodiments of thedisclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form apart hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specificembodiments in which the disclosure may be practiced. These embodimentsare described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art topractice the disclosure, and it is to be understood that otherembodiments may be utilized and that changes may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the present disclosure. The followingdescription is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.

It should be understood that the present disclosure describes a system,and a method of measuring and controlling air quality in an indoorenvironment. Various features and embodiments of the system formeasuring and controlling air quality in an indoor environment areexplained in conjunction with the description of FIGS. 1-4.

In one embodiment, the present disclosure discloses a system formeasuring and controlling air quality of an indoor environment throughintelligent operation of the system and automatically adjustableequipment in the system to improve indoor air quality. FIG. 1 shows anenvironment 100 in which a system 110 is implemented. The environment100 comprises the system 110, a plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152,154, 156, a plurality of indoor filters 160, 162, an indoor air sampleanalyser 170, a healthy gas storage container 175, an air conditionedunit 180, external sensors 200, an outdoor air sample analyser 205, anenvironment server 210, an outdoor temperature sensor 215, an outdoorhealthy air sensor 220, and a user device 230. Each of the system 110,the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, the plurality ofindoor filters 160, 162, the indoor air sample analyser 170, the healthygas storage container 175, the air conditioned unit 180, the externalsensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, the outdoor healthy air sensor220, and the user device 230 wirelessly communicate with other devicesthus forming a part of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

The system 110 might include a server or a computer or a laptop, a smartphone or any electronic device comprising an application to executefunctions for measuring air quality of indoor environment andcontrolling the air quality. In alternative embodiments, the system 110operates as a standalone device or may be connected (e.g., networked) toother systems. Further, it should be understood that the system 110might be implemented in any different computing systems, environments,and/or configurations such as a workstation, an electronic device, amainframe computer, a laptop, and so on.

The system 110 might indicate an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) control hubconfigured to aggregate data regarding indoor and outdoor air qualityand to control the air quality in an indoor environment 107. As can beseen in FIG. 1, the environment 100 includes a building/house/room orthey could be transport vehicles—air, road and water 105 having anoutdoor environment 106 and the indoor environment 107. The system 110might be installed in the indoor environment 107 of the building 105.The system 110 might be housed in an enclosure that might be wallmounted or otherwise positioned within the building 105.

Referring to FIG. 2, a diagrammatic representation of the system 110 isshown, in accordance with one embodiment of present disclosure. Thesystem 110 comprises a processor 112 (e.g., a central processing unit(CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU) or both), a main memory 114 anda static memory 116, which communicate with at least one other via a bus118. The system 110 may further include a video display unit 120 (e.g.,a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or a Cathode Ray Tube (CRT)). The system110 further includes an alphanumeric input device (e.g., a keyboard)and/or a touch screen 122, a user interface (UI) navigation device 124(e.g., a mouse), a disk drive unit 126, a signal generation device 128(e.g., a speaker) and a network interface device 130.

The disk drive unit 126 includes a machine-readable media 132 on whichis stored one or more sets of instructions and data structures (e.g.,software 134) embodying or utilized by any one or more of themethodologies or functions described herein. It should be understoodthat the term □machine-readable media□ might be taken to include asingle media or multiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributeddatabase, and/or associated caches and servers) that store the one ormore sets of instructions. The term □machine-readable media□may also betaken to include any media that is capable of storing, encoding orcarrying a set of instructions for execution by the machine and thatcause the machine to perform any one or more of the methodologies of thepresent disclosure, or that is capable of storing, encoding or carryingdata structures utilized by or associated with such a set ofinstructions. The term □machine-readable media□may accordingly be takento include, but not be limited to, solid-state memories, optical andmagnetic media, and carrier wave signals.

The instructions 134 may also reside, completely or at least partially,within the main memory 114 and/or within the processor 112 duringexecution thereof by the system 110, the main memory 114 and theprocessor 112 also constituting machine-readable media. The instructions134 may further be transmitted or received over the network 145 via thenetwork interface device 130 utilizing any one of a number of well-knowntransfer protocols. The network 145 may be a wireless network, a wirednetwork or a combination thereof. The network 145 can be implemented asone of the different types of networks, such as intranet, Local AreaNetwork (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), Personal Area Network (PAN), anyother known networks in the public domain, the internet, and the like.The network 145 may either be a dedicated network or a shared network.The shared network represents an association of the different types ofnetworks that use a variety of protocols, for example, HypertextTransfer Protocol (HTTP), Transmission Control Protocol/InternetProtocol (TCP/IP), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), and the like, tocommunicate with one another. Further the network 145 may include avariety of network devices, including routers, bridges, servers,computing devices, storage devices, and the like.

It should be understood that the system 110 might be used as a computingdevice such as a desktop, a laptop, or any other electronic deviceconfigured for determining various control parameters and issuingcontrol commands. As such, the system 110 might receive IAQ data fromsensors and other sources as well as transmit IAQ control commands.

Referring to FIG. 1, the system 110 might be communicatively coupled tothe indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, and 156. In one example, the indoorsensor 150 may indicate a sensor configured for measuring the amount ofat least one or more volatile organic compounds (□VOCs□), carbondioxide, carbon monoxide, methane gas, or a combination thereof in theair, and wherein the solid particles and/or liquid droplets are moldspores, bacteria, dust mites, dust, PM2.5, insect faeces, pollen, smoke,dander, saliva, mucus, other airborne allergens, or a combinationthereof.

In one example, the indoor sensor 152 may indicate a sensor configuredfor sensing parameter that can affect IAQ parameters. For example, theindoor sensor 154 may include occupancy sensors, activity sensors,sunlight sensors, ground-moisture sensors, and so on.

In one example, the indoor sensor 154 may indicate a sensor configuredfor sensing air temperature, air humidity, air pressure, amount ofairflow, or a combination thereof the indoor environment 107.

In one example, the indoor sensor 156 may indicate a sensor configuredfor sensing measuring the amount of solid particles and/or liquiddroplets in the air.

It should be understood the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154,and 156 explained herein are not restricted to the parameters listedabove, the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, and 156 might beused for measuring other parameters that might effect IAQ in the indoorenvironment 107.

Further, the system 110 is communicatively coupled to the plurality ofindoor filters 160, 162. In one example, the indoor filter 160 mightindicate a filter/screen configured for stopping or filtering molecules,and other particles from the air. Optionally, the indoor filter 160might indicate a filter e.g., electrostatic precipitator that can beused to remove fine particles like dust and smoke from gas.

The indoor filter 162 might indicate a filter configured for removingodour of cigarettes or the like odour, resulting in some of the indoorair purification effect.

The indoor air sample analyser 170 might indicate a sensor or unitconfigured for determining parameters associated with air quality in theindoor environment 107.

The healthy gas storage container 175 might indicate a chamber orcontainer storing healthy gases for safe breathing of air by humanbeings. The healthy gas storage container 175 might be used to storeoxygen and nitrogen or any other gases.

The air-conditioned unit 180 might indicate an air modification devicesuch as a fan or air conditioner as known in the art. Theair-conditioned unit 180 might be used for supplying or controllingairflow in the indoor environment 107. The air-conditioned unit 180might be used for supplying air in desired direction in the indoorenvironment 107, e.g., the air can be supplied to either left or rightor top or bottom or combination thereof or in all directions to achievethe desired IAQ parameters.

The external sensors 200 might include sensors placed in the outdoorenvironment 106 that are communicatively connected to the system 110 viathe network 145. In one example, the external sensors 200 might indicatesensors configured for measuring the amount of at least one or morevolatile organic compounds (□VOCs□), carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide,methane gas, or a combination thereof in the air, and wherein the solidparticles and/or liquid droplets are mold spores, bacteria, dust mites,dust, PM2.5, insect faeces, pollen, smoke, dander, saliva, mucus, otherairborne allergens, or a combination thereof. In another example, theexternal sensors 200 might indicate sensors configured for sensingmeasuring the amount of solid particles and/or liquid droplets in theair.

The outdoor air sample analyser 205 might indicate a sensor or unitconfigured for determining parameters associated with air quality.

The environment sensor/server 210 might indicate a sensor or server usedby an institution such as research centre or government body for sensingand alerting human beings of important events such as earthquakes, cropburning, smog, smoke and so on based on air direction of air, season,climate change and so on. The environment sensor/server 210 might beconfigured to receive and store the indoor air quality.

The outdoor temperature sensor 215 might indicate a sensor configuredsensing air temperature in the outdoor environment 106.

The indoor healthy air sensor 220 might indicate a sensor or unitconfigured for determining parameters associated with air quality in theoutdoor environment 106.

The user device 230 might include, but not limited to, a mobile phone, alaptop, a desktop computer, a tablet, a wristwatch and other electronicdevices. The user device 230 may include at least one processor 232. Theat least one processor 232 may include one or more commonly known CPUssuch as microprocessor or microcontroller. It should be understood thatthe at least one processor 232 might be responsible for implementingspecific functions under the control of software including an operatingsystem, and any appropriate applications software.

The user device 230 may include a memory 234 such as a volatile memory(e.g., RAM), non-volatile memory (e.g., disk memory, FLASH memory,EPROMs, etc.), unalterable memory, and/or other types of memory. In oneimplementation, the memory 234 might be configured or designed to storedata, program instructions. The program instructions might control theoperation of an operating system and/or one or more application.

The user device 230 may include interface(s) 236. The interface 236 mayinclude wired interfaces and/or wireless interfaces. In at least oneimplementation, the interface(s) 236 may include functionality similarto at least a portion of functionality implemented by one or morecomputer system interfaces such as those described herein and/orgenerally known to one having ordinary skill in the art.

The user device 230 may include display(s) 238. The display(s) 238 maybe implemented using LCD display technology, OLED display technology,and/or other types of conventional di splay technology.

The user device 230 may include one or more user I/O Device(s) 240. Theone or more user I/O Device(s) 240 may include keys, buttons, scrollwheels, cursors, touch screen sensors, audio command interfaces,magnetic strip reader, optical scanner, etc.

The user device 230 may include Audio/Video device(s) 242. TheAudio/Video device(s) 242 includes components for displayingaudio/visual media. For example, the Audio/Video device(s) 242 mayinclude cameras, speakers, microphones, media presentation components,wireless transmitter/receiver devices for enabling wireless audio and/orvisual communication between the user device 230 and the system 110 andother remote devices (e.g., radios, telephones, computer systems, etc.).

The user device 230 may include wireless communicationmodule(s)/transceiver 244. The transceiver 244 may be configured tocommunicate with external devices using one or more wirelessinterfaces/protocols such as, for example, 802.11 (Wi-Fi), 802.15(including Bluetooth□), 802.16 (Wi-Max), 802.22, Cellular standards suchas CDMA, CDMA2000, WCDMA, Radio Frequency (e.g., RFID), Infrared, NearField Magnetics, etc.

It should be understood that each of the system 110, the plurality ofindoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, the plurality of indoor filters 160,162, the indoor air sample analyser 170, the healthy gas storagecontainer 175, the air conditioned unit 180, the external sensors 200,the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server 210, theoutdoor temperature sensor 215, the outdoor healthy air sensor 220, andthe user device 230 communicate with each other wirelessly in anInternet of Things (IoT) fashion for measuring and controlling airquality in the indoor environment 107.

In order to measure the indoor air quality (IAQ) of the indoorenvironment 107, the system 110 might receive data from each of theplurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, the indoor air sampleanalyser 170, the healthy gas storage container 175, the air conditionedunit 180, the external sensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205,the environment server 210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and theoutdoor healthy air sensor 220, and the user device 230. For example,the system 110 might receive data corresponding to IAQ such as airtemperature, air pressure, humidity, VOC, and PM from the plurality ofindoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156. After receiving the IAQ data, thesystem 110 might transmit the data to the user device 230.

In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, the system110 might be used to control IAQ of the indoor environment 106 from theuser device 230, or automatically by the system 110 based on the airquality data received from the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152,154, 156, the indoor air sample analyser 170, the healthy gas storagecontainer 175, the air conditioned unit 180, the external sensors 200,the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server 210, theoutdoor temperature sensor 215, and the outdoor healthy air sensor 220.

In order to explain the embodiment where the user device 230 might beused to control IAQ of the indoor environment 106, an example might beused. It should be understood that the current example is presented onlyto illustrate one way of using the user device 230 to control the IAQ ofthe indoor environment 106, other examples depicting similar scenariosalso fall within the scope of the present disclosure.

In one example, consider that the air temperature in the indoorenvironment 107 is 29° C. Further, consider that the indoor environment107 includes smoke. As explained above, each of the plurality of indoorsensors 150, 152, 154, 156, the indoor air sample analyser 170, thehealthy gas storage container 175, the air-conditioned unit 180 mightsense the IAQ parameters and transmit to the system 110. Further, thesystem 110 might transmit the IAQ parameters to the user device 230. Theuser device 230 might be used to determine that the air temperature bereduced to 23° C. and the smoke is cleared using the indoor filters 160,162 and further, the odour of the indoor environment be changed byintroducing fragrance into the indoor environment 107. Based on theinstructions received from the user device 230, the system 110 mightinstruct the indoor air sample analyser 170 to analyse the IAQparameters. Subsequently, the system 110 might instruct the healthy gasstorage container 175 to release healthy gases in desired concentrationso to introduce oxygen in the indoor environment 107. Further, thesystem 110 might instruct the air-conditioned unit 180 to pump coolerair so as to bring down the air temperature to 23° C. The system 110 maycontinuously communicate and instruct the plurality of indoor sensors150, 152, 154, 156, the indoor air sample analyser 170, the healthy gasstorage container 175, the air conditioned unit 180 until the desiredIAQ parameters set using the system 110 are achieved thus controllingeach of the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, the indoorair sample analyser 170, the healthy gas storage container 175, and theair conditioned unit 180 to achieve the desired IAQ.

In one exemplary implementation, the system 110 might communicate withthe external sensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, theenvironment server 210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and theoutdoor healthy air sensor 220 to obtain air quality parameters in theoutdoor environment 106. The system 110 communicates with the externalsensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and the outdoor healthy airsensor 220 such that the system 110 might use minimum resources and saveenergy consumption in operating the healthy gas storage container 175,and the air conditioned unit 180 so as to control the IAQ as desired ina shorter time.

In one exemplary embodiment, the user of the user device 230 mightinstruct the system 110 to create an environment of a forest area(Example: Amazon forest fresh air) □forest climate customisation—in theindoor environment. The forest environment might indicate clean air withminimum to no pollution, appropriate humidity/moisture, temperature,fragrance (healthy gas in suitable proportions) and/or with any pleasantodour of the forest. As such, the system 110 might instruct the healthygas storage container 175, the air conditioned unit 180 and might usedata from the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and the outdoor healthy airsensor 220 to control the air quality in the indoor environment 107 suchthat indoor environment is made to appear like a forest environment.

In one exemplary embodiment, the IAQ parameters of the indoorenvironment 107 might be controlled using the system 110. In such animplementation, that display 120 might be used by the user to viewcurrent settings and conditions. In another example, the system 110might be provided with a remote control system that uses a generalpurpose display, such as a television or computer monitor. The usermight use the display 120 to set the desired IAQ parameters and view howthe system 110 controls the healthy gas storage container 175, and theair conditioned unit 180 to control the air quality in the indoorenvironment 107.

In another exemplary embodiment, the system 110 might learn theinstructions received from the user device 230 or might learn thepattern of the IAQ parameters measured in the indoor environment 107over a period of time based on the indoor and outdoor air quality dataobtained from the sensors and automatically control the IAQ parametersof the indoor environment without the need of the user device 230 to setdesired IAQ parameters. In order to automatically control the IAQparameters of the indoor environment 107, the system 110 might learn thepattern of the IAQ parameters measured and set desired IAQ parametersusing artificial intelligence (AI). Specifically, the system 110 mightlearn the pattern of the IAQ parameters measured and set desired IAQparameters automatically monitor air quality, air pollutant signatures,and thermal comfort levels in real-time. In addition, based on amathematical classifier (i.e., algorithm) trained on a supervisedmachine-learning method (such as SVM), the system 110 mightautomatically turn on/off, power up/down and/or open/close the healthygas storage container 175, the air conditioned unit 180 and operate theplurality of indoor filters 160, 162, according to different air-relateddata measured in real-time using the plurality of indoor sensors 150,152, 154, 156, the indoor air sample analyser 170, the healthy gasstorage container 175, the air conditioned unit 180, the externalsensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and the outdoor healthy airsensor 220 to control the air quality of the indoor environment 107.

The algorithm might be tailored to each user unique environment andpersonal tolerance levels of air quality measures. In one embodiment, itis desirable to implement this algorithm in the system 110 with low CPUclock speed, the algorithm can be built using linear classifiers, whichcan prioritize computational speed over accuracy. In another embodiment,if it can tolerate slight delays in the response time of the system 110,then the algorithm built with non-linear classifiers can be deployed inthe environment server 210, which can prioritize accuracy over speed.

Now referring to FIG. 4, a method 300 of measuring and controlling airquality in an indoor environment is explained, in accordance with oneembodiment of the present disclosure. The method 300 is presented toexplain documentation of a sequence of steps involved in storing, using,reprocessing the endoscopes. The order in which the method 300 ofmeasuring and controlling air quality in an indoor environment isdescribed should not be construed as a limitation, and any number of thedescribed method blocks can be combined in any order to implement themethod 300 or alternate methods. Additionally, individual blocks may bedeleted from the method 300 without departing from the spirit and scopeof the subject matter described herein. Furthermore, the method can beimplemented in any suitable hardware, software, firmware, or combinationthereof. However, for ease of explanation, in the embodiments describedbelow, the method 300 might be implemented using the above-describedsystem 110.

The method 300 comprising sequence of steps are performed for measuringand controlling air quality in an indoor environment with the help ofthe system 110, the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, theplurality of indoor filters 160, 162, the indoor air sample analyser170, the healthy gas storage container 175, the air conditioned unit180, the external sensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, theenvironment server 210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and theoutdoor healthy air sensor 220.

At step 301, the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, and theindoor air sample analyser 170 measures air quality data.

At step 302, the system 110 might receive the air quality data from theplurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, the plurality of indoorfilters 160, 162, the indoor air sample analyser 170, the healthy gasstorage container 175, the air conditioned unit 180, the externalsensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, the environment server210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and the outdoor healthy airsensor 220.

At step 304, the system 110 might transmit the data to the user device230.

At step 306, the user device 230 might be used to configure desired IAQparameters in the indoor environment 107.

At step 308, the system 110 receives the instructions from the userdevice 230 and controls the plurality of indoor filters 160, 162, thehealthy gas storage container 175, and the air conditioned unit 180 toachieve the desired IAQ parameters set using the user device 230. At thetime of controlling the healthy gas storage container 175, and the airconditioned unit 180, the system 110 continuously receives the IAQparameters from the plurality of indoor sensors 150, 152, 154, 156, theplurality of indoor filters 160, 162, the indoor air sample analyser170, the external sensors 200, the outdoor air sample analyser 205, theenvironment server 210, the outdoor temperature sensor 215, and theoutdoor healthy air sensor 220 and accordingly operates the plurality ofindoor filters 160, 162, the healthy gas storage container 175, and theair conditioned unit 180.

The system helps to achieve desired effect in the indoor environment andcan be used for providing clean/fresh air in the indoor environment.Further, the system helps to measures taken in emergency situations suchas during earthquake, fire, electrocution and accordingly control theindoor environment to supply clean air and to reduce indoor pollution.

The system might be configured to learn the pattern of settings receivedover a period of time control the operation of the plurality of indoorfilters, the healthy gas storage container, and the air conditioned unitto achieve the desired indoor air quality parameters based on the airquality data of the indoor and outdoor environment. It should beunderstood that the system automatically controls the IAQ parameters ofthe indoor environment, by learning the pattern of the IAQ parametersmeasured and set desired IAQ parameters using Artificial Intelligence(AI) or Strong Artificial Intelligence (SAI).

The foregoing embodiments are merely intended to describe the technicalsolutions of the present disclosure, but not to limit the presentdisclosure. Although the present disclosure is described in detail withreference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinary skill in theart should understand that they may still make modifications to thetechnical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or makeequivalent replacements to some technical features thereof, withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of theembodiments of the present disclosure.

Finally, the language used in the specification has been principallyselected for readability and instructional purposes, and it may not havebeen selected to delineate or circumscribe the inventive subject matter.It is therefore intended that the scope of the disclosure be limited notby this detailed description, but rather by any claims that issue on anapplication based here on. Accordingly, the disclosure of theembodiments of the disclosure is intended to be illustrative, but notlimiting, of the scope of the disclosure, which is set forth in thefollowing claims.

While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, otheraspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art.The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes ofillustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scopeand spirit being indicated by the following claims.

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Reference Number Description 100 Environment 105 Building 106 OutdoorEnvironment 107 Indoor Environment 110 System 112 Processor 114 MainMemory 116 Static Memory 118 Bus 120 Video Display Unit 122 AlphanumericInput Device and/or Touch screen 124 User Interface (UI) NavigationDevice 126 Disk Drive Unit 128 Signal Generation Device 130 NetworkInterface Device 132 Machine-Readable Media 134 Instructions 145 Network150, 152, 154, 156 Indoor Sensors 160, 162 Indoor Filters 170 Indoor AirSample Analyzer 175 Indoor/Outdoor Healthy Gas Storage Container 180 AirConditioned Unit 200 External Sensors 205 Outdoor Air Sample Analyzer210 Environment Server 215 Outdoor Temperature Sensor 220 OutdoorHealthy Air Sensor 230 User Device 232 Processor 234 Memory 236Interface 238 Display 240 I/O Device 242 Audio/Video device 244Transceiver 300 Method

1. A method for measuring and controlling air quality in an indoorenvironment, the method comprising steps of: measuring air quality dataof an indoor environment using a plurality of indoor sensors and anindoor air sample analyzer and measuring air quality data of an outdoorenvironment using external sensors, an outdoor air sample analyzer anenvironment server, an outdoor temperature sensor, and an outdoorhealthy air sensor; receiving, by the processor, the air quality data ofthe indoor and outdoor environment; configuring, by the processor,desired indoor air quality parameters; and controlling, by theprocessor, operation of plurality of indoor filters, the healthy gasstorage container, and the air conditioned unit to achieve the desiredindoor air quality parameters, based on the air quality data of theindoor environment and outdoor environment.
 2. The method as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the step of controlling comprises: learning a patternof the indoor air quality parameters measured and desired air qualityparameters using artificial intelligence (AI).
 3. The method as claimedin claim 1, wherein the step of controlling, comprises: controllingoperation of the air conditioned unit to adjust air flow in the indoorenvironment.
 4. The method as claimed in claim 1, comprises configuring,by a user device, for instructing the system for controlling operationof the plurality of indoor filters, the healthy gas storage container,and the air conditioned unit 180 to achieve the desired indoor airquality parameters based on the air quality data of the indoorenvironment.
 5. The method as claimed in claim 1, comprises configuring,by a user device, for instructing the system for controlling operationof the plurality of indoor filters, the healthy gas storage container,and the air conditioned unit to achieve the desired indoor air qualityparameters based on the air quality data of the outdoor environment. 6.A system for measuring and controlling air quality in an indoorenvironment, the system comprising: a processor; and a memorycommunicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores theprocessor executable program instructions, which, on execution, causesthe processor to: receive air quality data from indoor and outdoorenvironment, wherein the air quality data from the indoor environment isreceived from a plurality of indoor sensors, and an indoor air sampleanalyzer placed in the indoor environment, and wherein the air qualitydata from the outdoor environment is received from external sensors, anoutdoor air sample analyzer, an environment server, an outdoortemperature sensor, and an outdoor healthy air sensor placed in theoutdoor environment; configure desired indoor air quality parameters;and control operation of plurality of indoor filters, a healthy gasstorage container, and an air-conditioned unit to achieve the desiredindoor air quality parameters, based on the air quality data of theindoor and outdoor environment.
 7. The system as claimed in claim 6,wherein the processor is configured to learn a pattern of the indoor airquality parameters measured and desired air quality parameters usingartificial intelligence (AI).
 8. The system as claimed in claim 6,wherein the processor is configured to control operation of theair-conditioned unit to adjust air flow in the indoor environment. 9.The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein said system comprises a userdevice communicatively connected to the processor for providinginstruction to control operation of the plurality of indoor filters, thehealthy gas storage container, and the air conditioned unit to achievethe desired indoor air quality parameters based on the air quality dataof the indoor environment.
 10. The system as claimed in claim 6, whereinsaid system comprises a user device communicatively connected to theprocessor for providing instruction to control operation of theplurality of indoor filters, the healthy gas storage container, and theair conditioned unit to achieve the desired indoor air qualityparameters based on the air quality data of the outdoor environment.